Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1887-06-19
YOKOHlMI.
The Seaport and CONNER
eiaI City Of japan.
Impressions Of a Foreigner
The People and Their
Customs.
The HetsIs-The Tea IneastFJ me
BIsa--Yatlyams-Ths main Jspaa-
sas City Nsngs fa@a-Psst.
Present sad Fstus sf
Yokohama-

sas city Nsngs Yana-Psst,
Present ssd Fufus sf
Yokohama.
tReg4laT Corr. P0st-IHisillgsnoer.j
YoH0HAnA, May ], iss7.-oa landing
in Yok0hana, shs 6Eai piaas Feashed y
the large central stone vhaFf. Year
approach has been wasohed By JinFiki-
sha imam D0vss sarriGgsl men. They
sssak some English aud Offer 10 take
you 10 any part Of the city In sAeiF
beautifully painted, brass mounted, t~o
whsslea hsnd carriages. AZ no Oshss
conysyanes IL sesn, yOu IL spon one.
two, OF as many ~ may Be needed Tor
yourself and baggage. The charge
agreed upon seems remarkably l0v.
The baggage is inspected By The foreign |
dressed, Eaelish speaking. JaUsnsss
Oastoms officials, oeoupyisg . boildinR
Il The entrance 10 the wharf. IL 10
datlabls goods be found, the work u
coon over.
onm oF rae POSITION HOTELS
Has probably been Gxsd upon. Wewill
suvposs that you are going 10 shs Grand
Hotel. tie best IN the city. The way
thishsF lies aIoHg the bunj, OF street., IN
front Of the foreign settlement. u u On
odd experience, 10 be riding IN ear
ElaRe With q Eaan In the shafts. bot your
man seems 10 trot along With 90 little
effort, aud the vehisle 70 20 tFim and
comfortable that you at once fall 10
love With this mode OF lOeOm0si0a.
Thsge Is no fear Of yoaF horses kicking
OF running away. AdmIrine the we'll
paved, well-sw street, and the hne
VisW Of she bay and shipping. you are
disappointed With
the ToaEI0s HOUSES.
Beauty must have had little 10 do
with their construction. BOn1e ere one
story, and mona over tWo stoFsea- Tue
walls are gray sandstone OF white plas
ser, probably covering tile OF rough
stone. The -four sided roofs are covered
With Tile peneilled With white plaster.
Broad veFandaha, opsD, o. el0eed by
sliding glass doors, front eaoh story.
where thers are yards, these are on.
closed with stone. board or pickes fen
COS, and oFnamenled with sveFareens.
THg GRAND HOTEL
IL soon reached. II stands At the eoTneI
Of the bund and the street next 10 thI
large canal that extends from the has
back alOuQ the base OF the blud. The
tsUAnf aasnafafa 80 rsr. hnttAfaaa arsasaAaf
I'd with eaoh other. One ia q large
plain, two aloris 4 brick structure, with
0ut verandahs. The other II aIso tWo
story brick, bat il is arlialioAlly eou
atrnoted, 10 IL really the finest baildiDl
In the settlement. The pFoprietoFs ar
Englishmen. and they claim 20 Civ,
first. class Accommodations. The usua
charge IL three dollars per day. Othe
lees snowy hotels are said 10 give boar
aud lodging for tWo dollars per day
The walters and attendants are JApa
neee, who speak more OF less English
They are polite and attentive. NAtaF
ally. an early opportunity is sought Il
LOOK THROUGH rHE oTTY.
Near ell public resorts number o
5tnFtkisha men are always In waiting
To procure their services you have onl,
10 step ont Of The door and motion 1
them. They expect foreigners 10 "a,
more than japanese, bul the charge
20 small tina. u is seldom disputed. Tn
part Of ihe city occupied by Forsigner
y divided into The Settlement" an,
The blnn.' The former occupies thl
right hand corner Of the valley baol
from the bay. The litter is on The al
joining biuH 20 the sonth. The Settle
Dent" contains all the business hoase
aud The older residences. The house,
are mostly stone, OF plaster covered tile
bot Few bFtok buildings are seen. The,
aIe one end twO stories high and cover
cd with the universal four sided I'll,
roof. Everything has q substantial Ap
pearaboe, intended more Tor seFvic,
than ornament. Many stone and plAs
ter hFe proof warehouses are seen. III,
streets are well paved and very clean
p0s marrow and often crooked.
The usual kinds Of business CARRIE
on 10 foreign city, are engaged IL
nste, Win the exception that mucl
space " occupied by The
TEA ouRIso AND PACKING
Warehouses. These are usnallv var,
~ - - wv as3ANs MAOuC4 nl1AAfT
of brick baildinRs. A large portion q
the japanese Tee IL grown in distrie
called "uli," located not far nolth Al
Osaka. The leaves are pick "a and paoh
ed 10 boxes, sent 10 the 0pen parta, AMI
sold 30 the foreign tea merchants. Liz
all predictions, the price Of the greer
leaves varies With che season, The rniT
and frost aheet the quality % the leaf
The leaves are sorted and cured IN /
more or lees different way. This give.
Iiss ie the different hrands. There az,
-four plekinea At the hFst piohine, ths
leaves beinR soft aud tender, form ID.
nnes. qsality % tea. II is an interest
sue iRht to SO tse tea auFprs al wofl
IN large building. There may be frOn
Que 10 tuo hundred Of them, owing q
the size Of the reom. The nA jSsity ar,
Wowtn. Large iron pots are placed IL
ross and set In mortar OF brick, With
noe extending the whole length. Al
opening andeF zach pot. allows The In
h0duoiioa Of charcoal. which bsins
enrna, produces ths required amoans d
neat Al each PCT. stands q man OF
woman Who ketps constantly stirrins
and rubbing The leaves gu they an.
transformed into tee. After being eur
ed' the tea V packed either Ia suuar,
SoOdsn, iead-llned hoxes, Gin cana. a,
japanese paper boxes. Whether asful
tefation is pfaeticsd OF not have her
anshle 10 learn. such thing i ikslV
70 Be veil screeaed. The pfupsietoFs IN
Inc Tea caring houses do DOT snoonrasr
she presence ef visitors The JapaprSs
say thAt The terelen moae OF curing Tea
y different from their mada. fheV
claim that lea cared Nv them IL sapesi
81 10 that oured by Foreigners. Per
haps they have not yei learned the ART
Of nlaAinR q little 20 4 long uay, The
Tea eaFeFs arc jolly set. As theV
bend over their pots, stirring TIE o.loFt,
rero0a tea leaves the liae u vh,in,i
away In ta'k AMI laughter aud Nans
From without, The constant bau, l. 40.
aniiAe thai u an immense suarp az
bees Their u not much Tea erown
near Yokohama. Close 90 rokia A.,
sense large plantations When have
unae 20 visit thoss. will be able 20 tell
eeneshtng Of the eaatvatian az tAs
plant and The gathering Of she isAvea
! eeps also 10 sec the japanese mode 81
Having tAkeu q haok throurh tha So.